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    M1330 Windows 7 installation problem

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by jerdonaldson, Mar 27, 2014.

  1. jerdonaldson

    jerdonaldson Notebook Enthusiast

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    Dell forum,

    I'm trying to do a fresh install on my Dell XPS M1330 because
    it has a new hard drive(ssd). I'm using a bootable flash drive
    and when windows 7 starts to install it always asks for a driver
    for the DVD. I think the DVD in this unit uses firmware not
    a dedicated driver. Also I have been having problems with the
    DVD for some time.
    Any suggestions?

    Jerryd
     
    jerdonaldson, Mar 27, 2014
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  2. theriko

    theriko Ronin

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    Sounds like the USB drive is emulating a DVD, what method did you use to create the bootable flash drive?
     
    theriko, Mar 28, 2014
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